193 Trust Wholeheartedly (First Revision)

Once the two of them start talking, they can't seem to stop.

Forsythia remembers the time when she thought Gem Atkinson was going on a business trip to the Imperial Capital, but he was actually investigating her identity. She remembers that the Pay Group was in deep crisis at that time. Hoping for Gem to return to River State, the thought never crossed her mind that he would purposely leave her in suspense and not return from the Imperial Capital. Under duress, Black Peter kidnapped her in an attempt to force Gem to come back.

How clever Gem was, he instantly figured out that her being kidnapped by Black Peter was true, but for the sake of the Pay Group, she falsely claimed that 'the kidnapping was an act' to protect him. This further escalated Gem's irritation.